itaxi
25th Jul 2005, 14:06
Expats here in the States are falling over their feet to get tickets via Europe to SA.
#1 reason : The stop over in JHB, if you are going to Cape Town, is BS
#2 : The legroom taken up by the audio box on the small A340-600 is pathetic
#3 : The seats are as thin as paper
#4 : the seat incline to rest, is less than 10 degrees
If I get anymore emails asking what route they should take to Cape Town, I am opening up an agency. Had 16 mails again this morning.
PS - the "other" airlines has seen the Cape Town cancellation by SAA as a major breakthru to increase traffic flow to their planes. Prices have been slashed from UK to SA return.
So, you eticket from the States to London. Then you eticket from London to CT, return and it works out cheaper and you are flying in a 747-400 (thank God)
You can be picked up in London for a short city tour, stretch your legs, have a beer or a cuppa and take the overnight to Cape Town. If you are going to waste time anywhere, make it the UK, at your own expense and not JHB, as a waste of time.
#1 reason : The stop over in JHB, if you are going to Cape Town, is BS
#2 : The legroom taken up by the audio box on the small A340-600 is pathetic
#3 : The seats are as thin as paper
#4 : the seat incline to rest, is less than 10 degrees
If I get anymore emails asking what route they should take to Cape Town, I am opening up an agency. Had 16 mails again this morning.
PS - the "other" airlines has seen the Cape Town cancellation by SAA as a major breakthru to increase traffic flow to their planes. Prices have been slashed from UK to SA return.
So, you eticket from the States to London. Then you eticket from London to CT, return and it works out cheaper and you are flying in a 747-400 (thank God)
You can be picked up in London for a short city tour, stretch your legs, have a beer or a cuppa and take the overnight to Cape Town. If you are going to waste time anywhere, make it the UK, at your own expense and not JHB, as a waste of time.